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J. van Langeren : 2 items
J. van Langeren T. Jenner    A Book of the Names of all Parishes, Market Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Smallest Places in England and Wales 1688-80 (1643)
£70
10.5 x 16.5cm


The history of this road book begins in 1635 when Jacob van Langeren engraved the plates for the first edition published by Matthew Simmons under the title A Direction for the English Traviller. Distance tables dominated each county page, with only tiny thumbnail maps. In 1643 Thomas Jenner published a new edition for which the plates were re-engraved with much larger maps replacing the thumbnails. There were several later editions, some under the changed title A Booke of the Names of all Parishes, Market Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Smallest Places in England and Wales. Maps published under this title have the addition of text below the map, listing places in the county. The work was last published around 1680. Despite the many editions maps from it are not common. This copy dates from an edition of the work between 1668 and 1680.
Ref: SUR 029
 
J. van Langeren T. Jenner    A Book of the Names of all Parishes, Market Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Smallest Places in England and Wales 1668-c1680 (1643)
£85
10.5 x 10cm


The history of this road book begins in 1635 when Van Langeren engraved the plates for the first edition published by Matthew Simmons under the title A Direction for the English Traviller. Distance tables dominated each county page, with only tiny thumbnail maps. In 1643 Thomas Jenner published a new edition for which the plates were re-engraved with much larger maps replacing the thumbnails. There were several later editions, some under the changed title A Booke of the Names of all Parishes, Market Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Smallest Places in England and Wales. Maps published under this title have the addition of text below the map, listing places in the county. The work was last published around 1680. Despite the many editions maps from it are not common. This copy probably dates from an edition of the work between 1668 and 1680.
Ref: HAM 007